The Evolution of Mind: Fundamental Questions and ControversiesSteven W. Gangestad, Jeffry A. Simpson In the past two decades, an explosion of research has generated many compelling insights--as well as hotly debated controversies--about the evolutionary bases of human nature. This important volume brings together leading proponents of different theoretical and methodological perspectives to provide a balanced look at 12 key questions at the core of the field today. In 43 concise, accessible chapters, followed by an integrative conclusion, the contributors present viewpoints informed by human behavioral ecology, evolutionary psychology, and gene-culture coevolutionary approaches. Topics include the strengths and limitations of different methodologies; metatheoretical issues; and debates concerning the evolution of the human brain, intellectual abilities, culture, and sexual behavior. |
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... Adaptationism and Phylogenetics 31 Randy Thornhill 2 Natural Psychology: The Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness and the Structure of Cognition 38 Edward H. Hagen and Donald Symons 3 Reconstructing the Evolution of the Mind Is ...
... Adaptationism and Phylogenetics 31 Randy Thornhill 2 Natural Psychology: The Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness and the Structure of Cognition 38 Edward H. Hagen and Donald Symons 3 Reconstructing the Evolution of the Mind Is ...
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... adaptationist approach asks whether the preferences themselves were selected historically and, if so, for what benefits? An ... adaptationism, which has become the primary approach identified with evolutionary psychology. Psychological ...
... adaptationist approach asks whether the preferences themselves were selected historically and, if so, for what benefits? An ... adaptationism, which has become the primary approach identified with evolutionary psychology. Psychological ...
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... Adaptationism and Phylogenetics RANDY THORNHILL Two methods—adaptationism and phylogenetics—are distinct, complementary, noncompetitive procedures for comprehensively understanding a biological trait's ultimate causation, that is ...
... Adaptationism and Phylogenetics RANDY THORNHILL Two methods—adaptationism and phylogenetics—are distinct, complementary, noncompetitive procedures for comprehensively understanding a biological trait's ultimate causation, that is ...
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... adaptationism to study the trait's persistence after its origin, and vice versa, but the complete understanding of the trait's evolutionary history requires knowledge of both. The study of human mental and behavioral features by ...
... adaptationism to study the trait's persistence after its origin, and vice versa, but the complete understanding of the trait's evolutionary history requires knowledge of both. The study of human mental and behavioral features by ...
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... adaptationism is not a research program that claims every trait is an evolved adaptation (i.e., a product of direct selection for a function). Rather, it is a much broader method that can distinguish traits that have been selected from ...
... adaptationism is not a research program that claims every trait is an evolved adaptation (i.e., a product of direct selection for a function). Rather, it is a much broader method that can distinguish traits that have been selected from ...
Contents
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PART II Fundamental Metatheoretical Issues | 145 |
PART III Debates Concerning Important Human Evolutionary Outcomes | 233 |
Whither Science of the Evolution of Mind? | 397 |
Index | 439 |
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